The Houston Chronicle leans into investigations

• Published in: Editor & Publisher pp. 10 - 11
• Main Author: Peck, Gretchen A
• Format: Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lutz Editor and Publisher Inc 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Accountability; Food programs; Public hearings; Reporters; United States > US; Texas
• ISSN: 0013-094X; 1943-7234

An investigative team that's double the size it was just a year ago digs deep into the questions that matter most to Houstonians In October 2024, the Houston Chronicle reported that it had doubled the size of its investigations team under the direction of Editor-in-Chief and Senior Vice President Kelly Ann Scott. Scott came to the Houston Chronicle in 2023 from the Alabama Media Group (AL.com), where she was the editor-inchief, vice president of content and the leader of a newsroom that earned a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting and commentary. AN A-TEAM ROSTER Members of the Houston Chronicle's investigations team include: * Yaffa Fredrick, senior director of investigations and high-impact reporting * Rob Eckhart, senior editor of investigations * Andrea Ball, investigative reporter - nonprofits and foundations * Dug Begley, investigative reporter - breaking news events and their aftermath * Keri Blakinger, senior investigative reporter - criminal justice, state and federal prisons * Yilun Cheng, investigative reporter - infrastructure, real estate, city hall, and suburban growth and development * Eric Dexheimer, investigative reporter - state and local public agencies and state law * Amanda Drane, investigative reporter - energy * Julian Gill, investigative reporter - health and medical * Dylan McGuinness, investigative reporter - covering Houston's power brokers in politics, business, culture and sports * Neena Satija, general assignment investigative reporter * Joy Sewing, news columnist